A team of Swedish researchers has created living rose plants with electronic circuits in their veins.

http://www.cnet.com/au/news/si...

Interesting!

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing. Will the day come when the plants will be able to raise the heat, turn on the lights and water themselves?

Those darn electrified plants!

Do nothing but lie around in their beds all day ... turning on lights, playing music, surfing the Internet ... !
No-good lazy bums! GO GROW A BLOSSOM!!

You forgot the BonBons...

RickCorey said:Those darn electrified plants!

Do nothing but lie around in their beds all day ... turning on lights, playing music, surfing the Internet ... !
No-good lazy bums! GO GROW A BLOSSOM!!

this really IS interesting... maybe one day our house plants will be supplying the power for US to do all those things!! (and they'll still grow blossoms for us )

There must be a reason they call them "electrical power PLANTS"!

:greengrin:


I wonder, is it called a plant because things like electricity and chemicals, etc "grow" from there? Or maybe a throw back to plantations where most things food-wise got their start?

Great question!

Plant:
"A place where an industrial or manufacturing process takes place."

Green plants manufacture sugars, starches, proteins, lipids, leaves, fruits, seeds, etc.

They import raw materials like water, mineral salts and CO2.
They have energy requirements (sunlight and warmth).

They sometimes export their seeds by flinging or flying, but usually they rely on subcontractors like birds, squirrels, gardeners and farmers to move and consume their products.

I think they only things they don't have is lobbyists and lawyers.

Great question!

Plant:
"A place where an industrial or manufacturing process takes place."

Green plants manufacture sugars, starches, proteins, lipids, leaves, fruits, seeds, etc.

They import raw materials like water, mineral salts and CO2.
They have energy requirements (sunlight and warmth).

They sometimes export their seeds by flinging or flying, but usually they rely on subcontractors like birds, squirrels, gardeners and farmers to move and consume their products.

I think they only things they don't have are lobbyists and lawyers.

Smart plants...

I wish they would find a way to keep albino plants alive! Imaging growing plants/trees with pure white leaves!

Until scientists can find a way to provide chlorophyll to plants without the leaves being green, albino plants will not be able to survive. It is the chlorophyll that creates photosynthesis which in turn feeds the plant; sunlight converted to food/energy.

This is a very simple breakdown/explanation, but puts the problem for albino plants in clear terms.

http://www.gardeningknowhow.co...